, 1887-05-25

Ill Germany or England. But the general
pubic appeared to find many parts of the
work too Wearisome to compensate for the
passages which they acknowledged to be
tuIl OF beauty. NJ, LamOureux, with the
conscientious t~horoughnesS that distin-
cuisines him, gave the opera i'll its entirety
without any Of the cuts which are practis-
ed, even III Vienna. Thus the opening
duet of the second act, sung as it is in n
darkened scene and by artists one of whom
was by no means up to the mark. proved
too much for the enjoyment Of the general
audience. But all present were Interested,
II not always amused, and the perfor-
nance was, on the whole, remarkably
good. The orchestra, especially III the
brass instruments, was exceptionally fine,
while the chOruScS were more effective
than I have ever found them to be i'll any
city in Germany. This is high praise, but
it is amply deserved.
But while harmony relgned within, here
was discord in the street. At half-past
seven o'clock last night, when the doors OF
the theatre were thrown open to the public,
there was not Il sign of the storm which
was so soon to burst. People began to
enter the theatre in perfect confidence;
and even those who had miSglvingS went
in and took their seats, being assured by
the GttiIltieSS W LilCli ltCf eLINA ONlo'NN NhtS
all would 90 off without disturbance Of any
kind. The timil were, moreover, reaSSur-
ed by the large squads Of police posted III
every available vantage ground near the
theatre. The house was thus being gradu-
ally filed, when crowds of excited beings
were observed coming along the Rue Au-
Der and forming up near the Il Ten Theatre,
where they began to throw stones, to hiss
and to indulge in the behaviour a descrIp'
ton Of which has already appeared in your
columns. There is a strong and highly
laudable disposition this morning to tone
down the whole matter, and to describe
the demonstration as insignificant. Any
one, however, who observed the conduct
of the mob will arrive 1T IL different con-
cluSion, and it was evident that the stu
dents and the disgraCeful gdneiRS who
supported them, and who, in some in
stances, maltlea:ed defcnCeleSS women ON
their way going to the theatre, would
have been far more dangerous and de-
monStrative had not the rain damped their
ard0ur and frequently compelled them to
seek cover from its heavy downpour. NJ.
Henri ROchfort, who was attending the
performance in his capacity Of journalist
and Fertile, was singled ont for some
special remarks as he entered. One of
the students called out, "Tu quOQne,
Roclfort!" and NJ. Cl6menceau, NJ. Ma
rat, aud other prominent Republicans
were saIuted with mingled cheers and
misses. The sounds Of storm were in the
meantime increasing in volume, although
they were not heard inside the theatre.
After the first act of "Lolengrin,' he peO-
pie walking in the foyer, hearing the noise,
opened the windows and looked out; but
they soon made a hasty retreat, being salu-
ted by u broadSide of grOans and Kisses.
NJ. Cl6menceau received II missile on his
opera-hat as he was looking out on the
crowd, one of whom remarked, amid gene
raj laughter. "The Cabinet is about 10
fall"-an %allusion to the Deputy's we'll
known Cabinet breaking proclivities. NJ.
Ambrose Thomas, the composer of mig
non,' was also remarked on his entering
the theatre, but his age and venerable APP
pearanpe saved him from rough treatment,
many of the minifestantS even crying out,
"Vive le muSicien Francaisew! 0 her PEG
pie who were going in were called Prus-
slams, and a young lady i'll light evening
attire, who arrived in Il carriage, was so
frightened at the threatening aspect Of
the howlerS, who shouted at her, "If you
are q French woman. dOn't. go in there,
it is q disgraceful place." "Down with
Wagnerw that she asked her male COM
panionS to tell the coachman to drive
home. The horses heads were then turn
ed away from the. theatre amid enthusi-